Brandon Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 The U.S. Internal Revenue Service warned Americans this week about the latest online scam, which attempts to convince Internet users to give up personal information by posing as a notification of a tax rebate.The fake e-mail appears to be sent from [email protected] and informs the recipient that they are eligible to receive a tax refund, according to the warning. The scam links to an online form that asks for personal information.The fake e-mail is made more convincing, according to a report in ComputerWorld, because it uses a cross-site scripting flaw in the federal government's benefits Web site, govbenefits.gov.Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to convince users to part with personal information or to run untrusted programs. Losses from phishing are estimated to be more than $100 million and less than $500 million, depending on the source of the estimates.More Info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bar5 Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Thanks Brandon. I heard about this earlier today.It never ends, does it?Barb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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